- Born
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- Birth nameDouglas Howard Heyes
- Douglas Heyes was born on May 22, 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers (1956), Maverick (1957) and The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (1954). He was married to Joanna Heyes. He died on February 8, 1993 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.
- SpouseJoanna Heyes(? - February 8, 1993) (his death, 1 child)
- Wrote and directed 21 successful TV pilots. He helmed some of the most memorable and highly regarded early episodes of The Twilight Zone (1959)--The Invaders (1961), Eye of the Beholder (1960), The Howling Man (1960)--as well as some of the best miniseries of the 1970s and 1980s, including Captains and the Kings (1976) and North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985).
- He was also an artist: painter (in oil, water colors, pen and ink), a sculptor, a novelist and author of non-fiction articles.
- Father of Doug Heyes Jr..
- Enlisted in the U.S. Army on 21 April 1944 during World War II.
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